New Mexico tax burden ranked 4th heaviest nationwide

According to a new report from Wallethub with the map below provided by Visual Capitalist, New Mexico has the 4th-heaviest tax burden in America at 10.8%. The Land of Enchantment burden ranks lower than only other ultra-blue states including Vermont, Hawaii, and New York.

The methodology involves taking property tax, income, and excise/sales tax burdens and measuring them a percentage of personal income. You can find the information for yourself here. For years the Rio Grande Foundation has worked to reduce New Mexico’s tax burdens, but Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the “progressive” Legislature have preferred to spend the money or sock it away for future spending instead.